Hotel to start removing asylum seekers three months earlier than planned

Willem Dafoe has said he doesn’t think “challenging” movies are popular any more thanks to the onset of streaming.The actor, who is currently promoting his latest film Poor Things with Emma Stone, opened up about the current situation of the film industry in a new interview with The Guardian last weekend (January 7).He told the publication he thought the way people are viewing films now more via streaming has affected the types of films being made as a result.He explained: “…The kind of attention that people give at home isn’t the same. More difficult movies, more challenging movies can not do as well, when you don’t have an audience that’s really paying attention.

Katie Price's ex-husband Alex Reid, who married the star in 2010, was rushed to hospital over the weekend with a "dangerous" condition, as the MMA star took to social media to give a worrying update on his health.

Prince‘s ‘Purple Rain’ is set to become a stage musical featuring some of the pop icon’s famous tracks.The stage adaptation of Prince’s 1984 film will be produced by Orin Wolf – who previously led the Tony-winning adaptation of “The Band’s Visit” to the stage and is currently backing the theatrical adaptation of another music industry movie, Buena Vista Social Club – and will be based on the original screenplay which was written by Albert Magnoli and William Blinn.American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is set to write the book for the musical. His play, Appropriate, is currently running on Broadway.

A Glasgow couple have been left amazed at the true value of a painting they picked up from a local charity shop for just £5 after they appeared on BBC's Antiques Roadshow.

Radio presenter Adele Roberts is skating onto the ITV rink for Dancing on Ice this year, with the cancer survivor making history as the show's first contestant to skate with a stoma bag. Adele, who was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer in 2021 and received the all-clear the the following year, now lives life with a stoma bag - a pouch on her stomach which allows waste to leave her body after losing part of her colon. However, the presenter has revealed that skating without part of her bowel means that she faces a new disadvantage in the competition - she has to learn how to balance once again.

LG has unveiled a transparent, wireless 4K TV that is see-through when off.

Coronation Street’s Claire Sweeney, 52, is swapping the cobbles for the ice rink of Dancing On Ice – although the Cassie Plummer actor admits that she made an embarrassing first impression on judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. “I took a really hard fall but I got back up and carried on for half an hour,” says Claire, who is partnered with US professional Colin Grafton.

A third person has been arrested over the death of gangster Marc Webley in Edinburgh. Police said a 33-year-old woman was arrested today in connection with incident on Hogmanay.

A new line-up of celebs are lacing up their skates and heading to the rink as Dancing on Ice returns to our screens for 2024.These 12 famous contestants are spending hours on the ice in the hopes of impressing judges Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Oti Mabuse - and trying not to topple over. But with Gogglebox ’s Stephen Webb already out of the show after breaking his ankle, let’s see who will glide to the top and who could fall on their bottom… Adele Roberts BBC Radio 1 presenter Adele Roberts, 44, plans to “reclaim her body” on the ice after successfully fighting bowel cancer two years ago. “I think it’s a privilege to be alive - what amazing problems to have that I might fall on the ice!” she says.

If you enjoy challenging brainteasers, you may want to attempt one game show's question that has left fans in a tizzy.

For some, joining a show like Dancing On Ice can take some serious consideration, especially the time away from family. But former soap star Ryan Thomas, 39, has his daughter Scarlett to thank for the gig. “It was fate,” says Ryan, who shares Scarlett with his ex, Coronation Street’s Tina O’Brien.

Brendan Rodgers has been told that the club must make tried and tested players a priority in the transfer window this month.

Giovanni Pernice has continued to form a strong friendship with his former partner Rose Ayling-Ellis after they were paired together on Strictly Come Dancing in 2021 and won the iconic glitterball trophy together.

Radio presenter Adele Roberts is bundled up in a hat and gloves, gracefully gliding across an ice rink as she trains for ITV’s Dancing on Ice. With a huge smile on her face as she hugs her professional partner Mark Hanretty, the brave broadcaster is worlds away from where she was two years ago - when she underwent treatment for stage two bowel cancer. Now, three years after her heartbreaking diagnosis, Adele, 44, is clear of the disease and thriving - and ready to take on the huge ITV show.

A photo posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday shows the cast posing together under the caption, “Stranger Things 5 production has officially begun!”A script is visible on the lap of Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler in the Netflix megahit.It’s a welcome sight for fans of the series, which hasn’t released new episodes since the second half of Season 4 in July 2022.“Excited to watch!” exclaimed a fan on X underneath the photo of the cast and crew.“Yess! Let’s go team Stranger Things! Let’s gooo!” another fan tweeted.Fans are expecting big things from Season 5, which was close to starting production last May but was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.The show’s writers, Matt and Ross Duffer, had already completed scripts for Season 5, but, at that point, there was no sense in trying to film anything without actors, so production was put off until now.Even then, though, fans likely won’t see the new episodes until 2025, according to reports.“Terminator” co-star Linda Hamilton has joined the cast and can be seen in the photo posted on X.“I don’t know how to be a fangirl and an actress at the same time,” Hamilton said during her video announcement on Tudum, the Netflix online newsletter.

Fashion lovers are snapping up a mystery deal where you can get your hands on a pair of Gucci sunglasses, a Coach bag, a Tiffany and Co infinity bracelet and more for less than £10. The Wowcher Fashion and Accessories Mystery Deal, which costs £9.99, offers shoppers the opportunity to get their hands on some seriously high ticket items for just a few pounds.

A 15-month-old baby was found dead in bed just days after being discharged from hospital.

Earlier today, the internet was abuzz with questions surrounding a cryptic post by rapper 21 Savage and actor Donald Glover. The image shared was seemingly a poster for a film titled, “American Dream: The 21 Savage Story,” with Glover, 21 Savage, and actor Caleb McLaughlin appearing.

Alex Ritman The British Academy has appointed award-winning producer Joyce Pierpoline as the chair of BAFTA North America’s board of directors. Pierpoline — whose credits include DOC NYC winner “Mediha,” “Angelica” and Sundance-winning cult classic “Teeth” — succeeds Kathryn Busby, who was given the newly-created role in January 2022 after BAFTA united its New York and Los Angeles entities.

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s been talking about making a new film about Jesus in recent months, and many have asked, does this mean a drama, something in the vein of “The Last Temptation Of Christ” or “Silence,” and we basically have our answer now: likely not. To recap, after Cannes last year, Scorsese traveled to Italy to attend a Global Aesthetics of the Catholic Imagination seminar, where he met briefly with Pope Francis.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jo Koy appeared on “GMA3: What You Need to Know” and reacted to the overwhelmingly negative reviews he received as the host of the 2024 Golden Globes. The comedian admitted that backlash to his hosting duties hurts a bit. Variety’s television critic Alison Herman panned Koy as “woefully unqualified” to be an awards show host.

A man's body has been found just yards from the M61 motorway in Bolton. Police said they were called to the scene in Station Road, Horwich, at about 6.30am today (Monday). The body of a man in his 40s was discovered by emergency services.

Taylor Swift joke). Gaffigan did not make a direct reference to deceased, convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein by name.

Golden Globe for the most awkward award-show host goes to …A “hurt” Jo Koy appeared to be licking his wounds while appearing on “GMA3” Monday after he hosted the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. “I had fun. You know, it was a moment that I’ll always remember.

ABC has something to celebrate after its first televised Bachelor wedding in years.

BreAnna Bell ABC’s “Golden Wedding” showed a strong performance as fans gathered to watch the network’s first Golden bachelor, Gerry Turner, and Theresa Nist walk down the aisle. The Thursday night broadcast reached an audience of 5.22 million total viewers and averaged a .63 rating among the key adults 18-49 demographic according to National Live+Same Day data from Nielsen. With the majority of the show’s viewership stemming from linear and streaming delayed-viewing, that number is likely to change with the release of multiplatform+7 day data which will become available at a later date.

Nicki Minaj has shown her support for Ariana Grande and her upcoming single ‘yes, and?’.Yesterday, Grande announced that she will be dropping her first song of the year this Friday. The song will serve as the follow-up to Grande’s 2021 single ‘POV’, making it her first solo release in under three years. Since then, she featured on remixes to two of The Weeknd‘s songs, ‘Save Your Tears’ and ‘Die For You’.A number of stars from the music world have since shared their excitement at the news.

Selena Gomez is starring in the first juicy gossip of 2024 after approaching Taylor Swift and a friend to share some insights about what fans believe to be about Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet. Amateur lip-readers assured the friends were talking about Kylie avoiding her boyfriend taking a photo with Gomez.

For Zac Efron, A24‘s The Iron Claw was the most challenging project in a career of more than two decades, but “in the best ways possible.”

Kid Cudi has confirmed the tracklist for his forthcoming album ‘Insano’.The album is set to be released on Friday (January 12) and the rapper has now revealed that the 21-track LP features collaborations with ASAP Rocky, Travis Scott and Pharrell Williams, the latter two of whom appear on the previously released single ‘At The Party’.Also appearing on the album are Lil Yachty, Lil Wayne, Young Thug and a posthumous guest feature from XXXTentacion.Cudi also recently hinted that he was “nearing the end” of his music career, promising one final album of “all new music” before retiring. “Im doin 1 more album and then im done w my deal and not sure what ima do after that but yea, 1 more,” he wrote.

Boots Riley is an interesting man. Maybe it’s because of his musical background or just his own clear idea of his creative journey, but he definitely marches to the beat of his own drum.

Fool Me Once is the latest Netflix drama adapted from a best-selling Harlan Coben novel that has soared to the top of the streaming charts. The thriller, starring Michelle Keegan, is full of twists and turns a shock ending that has had thousands of Netflix viewers gripped since it launched on January 1.

EXCLUSIVE: After setting the stage with its robust line-up of holiday programming, Great American Family is ready to get into the scripted series business.

2024 is officially upon us, and over at HBO, it’s time to start the 25th anniversary celebration of the iconic series, “The Sopranos.” Sure, there’s going to be new exclusive content coming to Max that will feature cast members reminiscing about the good ol’ days. But perhaps most interesting, and somewhat silly, is the way HBO is promoting the big milestone over on TikTok.

2024 Golden Globes Sunday sporting a cane after the “Succession” star was involved in a car accident in October 2023. Ruck, sporting an all-black ensemble with the dark-brown cane, attended the awards ceremony with his wife, Mireille Enos.

As the producers of Disney‘s Wish, Peter Del Vecho and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones say that every aspect of the film was inspired by each Disney animated film for the past 100 years. This included the animation style, the character of Star, and especially the villainous turn of Magnifico.